1. After U.S. diplomats had interceded, a Serbian police officer whom rebels kidnapped a week ago, Goran Zbiljic, was released. 2. During a lull, rebels kidnapped Red Cross doctor Ernesto Estevez so he could treat their wounded. 3. In one, the heroine is kidnapped by rebels and rescued by a bold Mexican leader, a kind of Rhett Butler with a Spanish accent. 4. Reports from Kosovo say the rebels have kidnapped and fired on Serb civilians there and have tried to drive them out of rebel-controlled territory. 5. The rebels also kidnap a nurse and steal medical supplies. 6. The rebels also kidnapped a minor presidential candidate as well as a state governor and at least a dozen other state-level politicians. 7. The rebels kidnap hundreds of civilians for ransom annually and currently hold four Colombian congressmen captive. 8. The rebels kidnap hundreds of civilians for ransom annually and currently holds four Colombian congressman captive. 9. The rebels have also kidnapped a minor presidential candidate as well as a state governor and at least a dozen other state-level politicians. 10. Then, in February, as Betancourt campaigned in southern Colombia for the presidency, Marxist rebels kidnapped her. |